Table 6. Federal Government Payments and Commodity Credit Corporation Loans: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Government payments 
14,533 
142,322 
14,546 
224,523 
Government payments - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
9,793 
(X) 
15,435 
Amount from other federal 
farm programs 
12,564 
129,029 
12,131 
211,606 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
10,270 
(X) 
17,443 
$1 to $999 
3,426 
1,745 
3,423 
1,579 
$1,000 to $4,999 
6,041 
13,867 
5,779 
14,098 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,671 
11,828 
1,630 
11,237 
$1 to $999 
3,846 
1,863 
3,456 
1,533 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,821 
29,528 
1,477 
23,754 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,349 
9,757 
3,959 
9,970 
$25,000 to $49,999 
945 
32,779 
973 
35,520 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,255 
9,033 
1,253 
8,698 
$50,000 or more 
629 
52,575 
1,264 
138,336 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,610 
26,232 
1,283 
20,912 
$25,000 or more 
1,504 
82,144 
2,180 
170,492 
Commodity Credit Corporation 
Amount from Conservation Reserve, 
Loans (see text) 
653 
117,078 
1,236 
116,575 
Wetlands Reserve, Farmable 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
179,292 
(X) 
94,316 
Wetlands, or Conservation 
Reserve Enhancement Programs 
4,878 
13,293 
5,090 
12,916 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
2,725 
(X) 
2,538 
$1 to $999 
30 
9 
46 
15 
$1,000 to $4,999 
15 
28 
93 
268 
$5,000 to $9,999 
14 
103 
101 
722 
Farms with receipts of- 
$10,000 to $19,999 
39 
577 
125 
1,724 
$1 to $999 
1,486 
811 
1,535 
809 
$20,000 to $24,999 
11 
233 
52 
1,143 
$1,000 to $4,999 
2,753 
6,060 
2,965 
6,343 
$25,000 to $49,999 
102 
3,676 
231 
8,524 
$5,000 to $9,999 
440 
2,976 
395 
2,659 
$50,000 or more 
442 
112,452 
588 
104,178 
$10,000 to $24,999 
175 
2,480 
173 
2,343 
$25,000 or more 
24 
966 
22 
761 
Amount spent to repay CCC loans farms 
164 
32,753 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Table 7. Income From Farm - Related Sources: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Item 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Farms 
Value 
($1,000) 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses 
gross before taxes and expenses 
(see text) 
12,069 
219,910 
10,936 
211,673 
(see text) - Con. 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
18,221 
(X) 
19,356 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services (see text) - Con. 
Farms with receipts of- 
Farms with receipts of - Con. 
$1 to $999 
2,740 
1,211 
1,988 
941 
$1,000 to $4,999 
4,032 
9,644 
3,372 
8,451 
$5,000 to $9,999 
112 
776 
84 
546 
$5,000 to $9,999 
1,610 
10,933 
1,680 
11,603 
$10,000 to $24,999 
87 
1,395 
44 
669 
$10,000 to $24,999 
1,794 
27,874 
1,822 
28,858 
$25,000 or more 
96 
22,928 
80 
12,815 
$25,000 to $49,999 
912 
31,879 
1,044 
36,816 
$50,000 or more 
981 
138,369 
1,030 
125,005 
Patronage dividends and refunds 
from cooperatives 
2,356 
8,719 
1,968 
1 1 ,475 
Customwork and other agricultural 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
3,701 
(X) 
5,831 
services 
1,782 
29,982 
1,575 
24,677 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
16,825 
(X) 
15,668 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1 to $999 
1,204 
374 
588 
228 
Farms with receipts of- 
$1,000 to $4,999 
803 
1,697 
829 
1,991 
$1 to $999 
335 
168 
252 
113 
$5,000 to $9,999 
192 
1,283 
303 
2,009 
$1,000 to $4,999 
539 
1,278 
540 
1,350 
$10,000 to $24,999 
86 
1,202 
165 
2,337 
$5,000 to $9,999 
289 
1,895 
229 
1,520 
$25,000 or more 
71 
4,163 
83 
4,909 
$10,000 to $24,999 
309 
4,435 
250 
3,607 
$25,000 to $49,999 
143 
4,828 
180 
6,126 
Crop and livestock insurance 
$50,000 or more 
167 
17,378 
124 
11,961 
payments 
956 
25,613 
1,329 
34,818 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
26,792 
(X) 
26,198 
Gross cash rent or 
share payments 
4,369 
45,143 
4,285 
39,089 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
10,333 
(X) 
9,122 
$1 to $999 
119 
61 
169 
87 
$1,000 to $4,999 
319 
729 
312 
826 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
147 
1,037 
226 
1,562 
$1 to $999 
894 
469 
964 
496 
$10,000 to $24,999 
170 
2,648 
301 
4,830 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,931 
4,781 
1,708 
4,204 
$25,000 or more 
201 
21,139 
321 
27,512 
$5,000 to $9,999 
672 
4,658 
670 
4,580 
$10,000 to $24,999 
459 
6,991 
596 
9,184 
Amount from state and local 
$25,000 or more 
413 
28,244 
347 
20,625 
government agricultural 
program payments 
325 
1,900 
332 
1,710 
Sales of forest products, excluding 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
5,847 
(X) 
5,150 
Christmas trees, short rotation 
woody crops, and maple products 
2,233 
60,466 
2,043 
53,550 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
27,079 
(X) 
26,212 
$1 to $999 
99 
48 
142 
62 
$1,000 to $4,999 
160 
369 
131 
294 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
21 
147 
22 
149 
$1 to $999 
268 
113 
191 
88 
$10,000 to $24,999 
30 
442 
20 
273 
$1,000 to $4,999 
406 
1,070 
429 
1,163 
$25,000 or more 
15 
895 
17 
932 
$5,000 to $9,999 
320 
2,270 
313 
2,219 
$10,000 to $24,999 
603 
9,897 
489 
7,868 
Other farm-related income 
$25,000 or more 
636 
47,116 
621 
42,212 
sources (see text) 
1,439 
22,042 
1,614 
31,701 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
15,318 
(X) 
19,641 
Agri-tourism and recreational 
services 
944 
26,044 
602 
14,654 
Farms with receipts of- 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
27,589 
(X) 
24,342 
$1 to $999 
319 
127 
272 
129 
$1,000 to $4,999 
460 
1,061 
452 
1,050 
Farms with receipts of- 
$5,000 to $9,999 
223 
1,425 
242 
1,682 
$1 to $999 
300 
147 
160 
66 
$10,000 to $24,999 
248 
3,751 
290 
4,649 
$1,000 to $4,999 
349 
798 
234 
559 
$25,000 or more 
189 
15,677 
358 
24,190 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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